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Major accident plans are produced by various authorities. Most of these plans are
reassuringly comprehensive, but it is important that they should be co-ordinated and
also work well in practice. Medical needs are paramount; this fact often seems to
be forgotten or ignored. Constructive personal relationships in planning and training
are necessary to achieve an integrated approach to medical care. If it is to be of
high standard, there must be co-operation between services, the use of agreed methods,
and the holding of regular rehearsals. The Government should show more interest and
encourage research. The Hither Green derailment (1967), like previous disasters, sets
problems and teaches lessons. More medical control of major incidents is desirable.
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⋆A major accident has been defined as one (a) in which the number of ‘live’ casualties to be handled was estimated to be in excess of 50–60, and/or (b) which would necessitate the despatch of one or more mobile medical teams to the scene of the accident, and/or (c) in which more than one of the ‘listed’ hospitals were likely to be involved in handling disaster casualties. (South-East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, inter alia.)
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